Amanda Levin, senior writer at The Deal, sat down with Stephanie Pindyck-Costantino, of counsel at Pepper Hamilton LLP, to talk about the robust domestic oil and gas M&A scene.
The Bakken shale play has been of great interest to a lot of companies for some time now, but the real estate there has become very expensive, and as a result, a lot of companies have been priced out. Ms. Pindyck-Costantino identifies some plays in the domestic US See more +
Amanda Levin, senior writer at The Deal, sat down with Stephanie Pindyck-Costantino, of counsel at Pepper Hamilton LLP, to talk about the robust domestic oil and gas M&A scene.
The Bakken shale play has been of great interest to a lot of companies for some time now, but the real estate there has become very expensive, and as a result, a lot of companies have been priced out. Ms. Pindyck-Costantino identifies some plays in the domestic US where smaller companies can find a point of entry. Also, many energy companies want to exit via an MLP, but this is not going to be a realistic option for a lot of companies, particularly the smaller ones, so Ms. Pindyck-Costantino talks about other alternatives such as selling to a larger player to make them sizable enough for an MLP down the road. See less -
